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James Curphey to Walt Whitman, 8 April 1867

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  • Title: James Curphey to Walt Whitman, 8 April 1867
  • Date: April 8, 1867
  • Creator(s): James Curphey
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.05819
  • Source: The Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1842–1937, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Alex Kinnaman Jonathan Y. Cheng Amanda J. Axley Cristin Noonan Kassie Jo Baron Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Curphey, James. "James Curphey to Walt Whitman, 8 April 1867." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.05819.xml (TEI)
 loc_jp.00032_large.jpg Office of JAMES CURPHEY, BANKER, BROKER AND DEALER IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, No. 1 Pine Street, New York,. April 8, 1867. Sir

Your note was duly received1 with order on Mr. Gray2 for a Copy of your works.

I have satisfied myself that no copy was delivered here—had such been the case it would have come under my notice—I therefore sent your order to Mr Gray and have received from him a copy for which you have my thanks

Yours &c3  loc_jp.00031_large.jpg

Correspondent:
Little is known about James Curphey, who was a cashier for First National Bank on Wall-Street in New York when it opened in 1863. He later became a broker and dealer in government securities at No. 1 Pine Street in the city.

Notes

  • 1. This letter has not been located. [back]
  • 2. As yet we have no information about this person. [back]
  • 3. The signature on this letter has been cut away. [back]
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